US Supreme Court may broaden religious rights in looming rulings

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court in a trio of rulings expected in the coming weeks appears inclined to extend its trend of taking an expansive view of religious rights while potentially dealing a sharp blow to the principle of separation of church and state.

During arguments in the cases, a majority of the justices appeared sympathetic toward a bid to create the nation's first taxpayer-funded religious charter school in Oklahoma, a push for religious exemptions from a Wisconsin unemployment insurance tax and a request by religious parents of students in a Maryland county for an opt-out from classroom storybooks with LGBT characters.

President Donald Trump's administration sided with the religious claimants in all three cases.

The rulings, expected by the end of June, promise to offer fresh insight about how the court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, views the two religion clauses of the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment. Its "establishment clause" prohibits the government from establishing or endorsing any particular religion or promoting religion over nonreligion. Its "free exercise" clause protects the right to practice one's religion freely, without government interference.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-supreme-court-may-broaden-100640241.html

[yankee87]

1. Alternative religions

I say every religion from Pastafarians to the Satanic Church open schools.
Yes, I am a follower of Jesus, can’t say Xtian anymore.
Wait until a madrassa opens.

[Lovie777]

2. They have....

Catholics and Protestants in the Christian religion .